Background & Importance: Disc herniation is defined as the prolapsed of material disc into the spinal canal. If the disc fragment is free in spinal canal, it is called sequestration disc fragment. Occasionally, alteration in sequestration disc fragment makes the diagnosis of the disc herniation, challenging. Case Presentation: We reviewed a rare case of the cervical sequestrated disc...

The number of immunoglobulin (Ig)-producing cells per mm of tonsillar tissue, i.e., numerical density and their distribution in tonsils from patients with idiophatic tonsillar hyperplasia (ITH), chronic hyperplastic tonsillitis (CHT) and recurrent tonsillitis (RT) were analysed. The numerical density was determined on serial sections of paraffin embedded tonsillar tissue stained by peroxidase-a...

Among 3,271 consecutive cases of gonorrhoea seen during the years 1971 to 1974, the incidence of tonsillar gonorrhoea was 3-6% in men and 5-8% in women. Oro-genital intercourse was admitted by 34% of men and 33% of women. Among these patients the incidence of tonsillar gonorrhoea was 7% in men and 16% in women. Only two cases of gonococcal septicaemia were seen, and there were no other complica...

OBJECTIVE Recurrent lumbar disc herniation has been defined as disc herniation at the same level, regardless of ipsilateral or contralateral herniation, with a pain-free interval greater than 6 months. The aim of this study is to analyze outcomes and identify the potential risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed the cases of 178 patients...

OBJECTIVE To see whether the incidence of cerebral herniation is increased immediately after lumbar puncture in children with bacterial meningitis and whether any children with herniation have normal results on cranial computed tomography. DESIGN Retrospective review of case notes; computed tomograms were read again. SETTING Large paediatric teaching hospital. SUBJECTS 445 children over 3...

Benign tumors of the tonsils occur infrequently. Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, and tonsillar lymphangioma is an extremely rare occurrence. Its pathogenesis is uncertain, but history, clinical examination, and histological examination should establish the diagnosis. We present a 17-year-old white male with lymphangioma of the right tonsil. The tonsils were exc...